Harry Potter

The Boy-Who-Lived.

He was the only person who lived in the magical world of witches and wizards who was still alive after being attacked by the killing curse. J.K. Rowling writes the Harry Potter series. I was one of those who asked “Why?!” when they planned to ban the book. I mean, it’s just fiction, right?! A part of a writer’s imagination, an entertainment for all the bookworms out there.

The incredible adventure of the bespectacled boy, Harry Potter began when Lord Voldemort killed his parents James and Lily Potter when Harry was still a year old. Then, Voldemort raised his wand at Harry and performed the killing curse that bounced back and hit the performer itself. Harry bore a lightning bolt-shaped scar because of that incident. He was given to his Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon, his only living relatives.

After ten years of living with them, Harry learned that he was a wizard when Hagrid, a teacher in Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry came to fetch him for him to be able to go to school. When he went there he discovered that he was famous because of what happened to him years ago.

There were four house in Hogwarts: Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hupplepuff and Slytherin. He was put to Gryffindor just like his parents and became the Seeker of the Gryffindor Quidditch Team. He had two new best friends in school- Ronald Weasley, pureblood wizard and Hermoine Granger, a muggle born (born from non-magical parents). In Hogwarts’ forest, he met Voldemort barely alive. Voldemort resided in their Defense Against The Dark Arts teacher, Professor Quirrel. He planned to get the Philosopher’s stone which were protected by all of Hogwarts’ teachers. Harry, with the help of Ron and Hermoine, thwarted Voldemort and the stone was destroyed.

The second book’s excitement was when Harry would hear someone or something talking through the walls. He learned that he was a parselmouth or someone who could talk to snakes. The Chamber of Secrets was again reopened which was constructed by Salazar Slytherin thousands of years ago. A basilisk was leaving in the chambers of Hogwarts, slithering through the pipes. With the help again of his two best friends, the sorting hat and Fawkes, Dumbledore’s phoenix, Harry killed the basilisk as well as Voldemort’s soul residing in a diary which caused the Chamber of Secrets to reopen. He learned that Voldemort was Tom Marvolo Riddle. Harry destroyed the diary.

The third book began when Sirius Black, Harry’s godfather escaped from Azkaban, the wizard prison. Sirius was accused of betraying Harry’s parents and joining the Death Eaters, Voldemort’s followers. However, Peter Pettigrew was the one who did what was Sirius accused of. With the help of Hermoine, Ron and Buckbeak, Harry saved Sirius from the dementors, the creatures which guard Azkaban.

The fourth book began in the Quidditch World Cup where the Death eaters showed. And in Hogwarts the Triwizard tournament was held. Harry was one of the champions. Voldemort’s return and Cedric Diggory’s death, another Hogwarts’ champion aside from Harry highlighted it.

That’s what happened in the first four books. I had read the 5th book but not to spoil the surprises of those who haven’t read the book yet, I won’t tell you what happened. Watch the movie if you can’t afford a book. Harry will learn something very amazing and sadly, someone will die.